“Char” for Borderland Beat
This article was translated and reposted from EL MAÑANA
Unregulated drugs and plastic bags with marijuana found in Nuevo Progreso border city
The State Attorney General’s Office (FGJE) of Tamaulipas informed that as a result of intelligence and investigation work carried out jointly with the Mexican Navy, in the town of Nuevo Progreso, municipality of Rio Bravo, an irregular monitoring center operated by a criminal group was dismantled and unregulated drugs were seized, as well as plastic bags with green and dry grass with the characteristics of marijuana.
The seizure took place after a vehicle related to the demolition of C-5 video surveillance cameras was located in a hotel of the mentioned town, and upon entering, the elements found the drugs and the monitoring center, so they proceeded to secure them and put them at the disposal of the agent of the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
It should be noted that Nuevo Progreso is a border community that is frequently visited by residents from the American side, either for dental or medical attention in general.
The FGJE’s bulletin omits to specify the quantities and “brands” of the seized medicines, as well as the envelopes with drugs, which in both cases, in the photograph, can be counted by hundreds or thousands. In addition, the photograph accompanying the bulletin shows tactical vests, ammunition, magazines and a high-powered rifle.
